Three more persons test positive for COVID-19 in Jharkhand
Apr 24, 2020, 21:42 IST
Ranchi/Deoghar, Apr 24 () Three more people onFriday tested positive for novel coronavirus in Jharkhand,taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 59,a health official said here.
The woman was among the 17 foreign nationals found ina mosque at Hindpiri in Ranchi on March 29. COR PVRRG RG
The Director of the Ranchi Institute of MedicalSciences (RIMS), Dr D K Singh said that two samples testedpositive for novel coronavirus.
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Both the patients are from Ranchi, health officialssaid.
Deoghar Deputy Commissioner Nancy Sahay said that oneperson from Deoghar tested positive for COVID-19 during theday.
A COVID-19 medical bulletin said that two people havedied in the state due to the contagion while another persondied after testing negative, due to Comorbidity or otherreason, but before discharge.
The 22-year-old Malaysian woman, the first coronaviruspositive patient detected in the state on March 31 wasdischarged from RIMS on Friday after she recovered from theinfection, according to Principal Secretary (Health) NitinMadan Kulkarni.
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